K E N T O N K N E PPER

VOLUME ONE

QUICK REFERENCE

REMINDERS

Dedicated to

My wife Shawno

For all of her persistence,

assistance and love.

WONDER WORDS

Quick Reference Reminders

UNSPECIFIED REFERENTIAL INDEX:

The noun being; talked about is not specific. The spectators must
subconsciously apply these words to themselves and their own personal
experience.

Word Examples: People, they, everyone, us, their, the public, humans,
dollar bills, cards, money, credit cards, etc.

UNSPECIFIED VERBS:

These are "action words" that are not totally specific. Entire actions can
be ignored or removed from the audience's experience.

Word Examples: Taken, secured, thinking, selected, decision, decided,
choice, chose, received, obtained, took., fastened, guarded, tied, protected,
asked, visualized, pictured, opted for, etc.

CLAIMING TO KNOW:

This is when the performer claims to know the thoughts and or feelings of
a spectator.
These words help establish rapport as well as direct the spectator's
thoughts and attention.

Word Examples: "You know", "I know", "You doubt", "People think
that", "You're thinking", "You're probably wondering if, "You think",
"You don't believe me", "You don't think, that", etc.

METAPHOR RESTRICTION VIOLATIONS:

This is when you attribute "powers", actions or thoughts to someone

or

something that cannot have such thoughts or "powers''

Spectators subconsciously apply such words to the performer. At
times the spectator will apply such words to themselves. In either case, the
spectator must decide subconsciously

how to make these statements fit their

personal experience.

Word Examples: Performer says to spectator "You're amazing!

How did you do that?!" or "I can't believe it! You're great!” Also" The
crystal is", "The card says", etc

PRESUPPOSITION FORMULA: "As (blank) as (blank)"

Presuppositions are words and phrases that contain a hidden assumption.
Spectators tend to take this hidden message as true.
Presuppositions are useful in directing, claiming, suggesting and
influencing a spectator or audience. Presuppositions are the backbone of
linguistic deception.

Word Examples: "As INTUITIVE as YOU ARE", "As IMPORTANT
as YOU ARE", "As IMPOSSIBLE as THIS SEEMS", "As
INCREDIBLE as THIS SOUNDS", "As FAIR as YOUR CHOICE WAS",
"As SLOPPY as THESE CARDS WERE MIXED", "As
UNLIKELY as THIS COULD BE", etc.

PRESUPPOSITIONS: Adverbs and Adjectives Word Examples:
amazed, surprised, startled, curious, strange, odd, funny, weird,
fortuitous, wonder, bizarre, peculiar, unique, etc.

PRESUPPOSITIONS; Adverbs ending in "ly":

Add the suffix -ly to any adverb, and you create a presupposition.
Any statements after such words tend to be accepted as true.

Word Examples: Obviously, clearly, naturally, actually,

virtually, rarely, fortunately, evidently, apparently, seemingly,
usually, normally, typically, currently, absolutely, positively, actually,
etc.

COMPLEX GENERALIZATIONS AS PRESUPPOSITIONS:

You make a compound or combined statement as follows:

Make a statement. Pause. Make another statement.

The subconscious tends to combine these two statements into one single
thought.

Examples:

• "You seem to be a friendly person...." (Pause) " You

should have no trouble at all following my directions."

• "Some people do not believe in E.S.P" (Pause) "Some people

don't believe we landed on the moon."

QUOTES:

Make any statement you want to make, but attribute that statement to
someone else. You don't have to take personal responsibility for the
statement - after all "they" said it!

Examples:

• "The other day a man said to me..."
• "Once a young woman came up to me after a show and said..."
• "I was doing this the other night and a fellow said to me..."

COMPARATIVE -EST PRESUPPOSITIONS:
Presuppositions created by words that end with the suffix -est These
words make a hidden comparison, with one part of the comparison
actually missing.

Word Examples: Best, smartest, fastest, craziest, funniest, silliest,
hardest, brightest, wildest, toughest, strongest, lightest, heaviest, quickest,
etc.

"AND" LINKAGE:

When you give a spectator two or more things to do, and link these things
together with the word "and", the spectator will likely do both. It's too
difficult for the spectator to figure out which of the various things
about which to argue.

Word Example: and.

EMBEDDED COMMANDS:

Decide upon a suggestion or command you want to say. Now hide that
command within the rest of a sentence. Just put a few words before and
after the command you wish to make. Spectators tend to follow your
commands and suggestions because they are a bit more hidden. This
makes direct commands more indirect.

MODAL OPERATORS:
"Rule" words that imply a lack of choice. Use these to get spectators to act
the way you need them to act.

Word Examples: Need, necessary, must, should, have to, required,
imperative, important, etc

AWARENESS DECEPTIONS:

These words presuppose a hidden assumption as actual fact. The only
thing that can be debated is whether or not the spectator is aware of this
idea.

Word Examples: Aware, notice, realize, know, observe, note, pay
attention to, see, experience, recognize, tell, discern, etc.

NOMINALIZATIONS - Words that cut both ways:

Nominalizations are words that sound quite specific but do not truly
represent any actual thing in the physical world. The spectator or client
must take these words and find a way to apply them to their own personal
experience.

NOTE: You are only saying what someone else hears that you're saying.
Nominalizations help you to take advantage of this. I recently did about
five solid hours of "readings" with Docc Hilford, and the only thing I
used were these words!

Word Examples:

adjustments

considerations surprise

gifts

insights honesty excitement guidance

lessons integrity reorganize

healing

challenges evaluate rebuild

compassion.

change(s) values

communications

interests

movement caring

introspection

transformation

understandings promise (s)

talents

endurance

revelation trust

abilities praise

resolve health vision reason

wisdom stability examination

potential

strength complexities

consequences

contribution

clarity priorities

quest unity

answers worth accountability

wholeness

clearing courage self-control

personal

work

realization patterns sensibility Full

circle

agreements crossroads evolution purpose

intentions adventure focus

etc.,

etc.,

alignment shifts

hope

etc.

Notice that all of these words can be taken to be positive or negative
depending on the situation a n d individual interpretation.

You can even pre-write four or five of these words on the back of your
business cards. This way you

will not have to remember anything at all!

Just gaze into their eyes, take out a pen and pretend to "jot down notes" as
you secretly read the words.

It's an easy way to do a reading at anytime right away. Give the
spectator her "notes" on the business card as a reminder when you are
finished. The above words will certainly give you enough choices for a
complete set of very different sounding readings.

ANTI-ADVICE WORDS:

When you give advice, you take away a spectator's own personal

responsibility for their life. You put yourself in a potential situation to be
blamed for their actions. "To avoid this, be sure to add some of the
following words:

Word Examples:

Proper/improper

wise/foolish

higher nature/lower nature

deepest dreams/fantasies

creative/destructive

productive/self- defeating

build/tearing down

proper/improper

healthy/unhealthy

positive change/rebellion

virtues/lack of

clear intention/muddied thoughts

honor/lack of

positive patterns/negative patterns

deep values/surface values

right/wrong

QUALIFIERS:

These are words that "hedge your bets" in readings. You can make

a very direct and specific statement, but qualify that statement with the
following types of words:

conceivable could

be

heartening

probably might

be viable

possibly slight

eventual

usually subtle feasible

often likely workable
sometimes presumably conceivable

occasionally apt

seldom

rarely inclined

infrequently

mainly promising

primarily

mostly encouraging

etc.

at times

hopeful

FILL IN THE BLANKS PRESUPPOSITIONS:

Remember everything after a presupposition tends to be taken as

likely or true. The following sentences are presuppositions for
supposed psychic readings. Just fill in the blanks, and you're a psychic
reader!

"It's time to _______ "

"Reconsider _____ “

"It's important that _______"

"Remember to _____ "

"Obviously you ______ "

"Why_______”

"Be aware of ______ "

"Instead of _____“

"You know _____ "

" Decide to______”

"Realize _____"

"Trust_____"

"Stop ______ "

"Understand____"

"Soon you'll find that _______"

"lt's OK to ____ "

"Chances are _______ "

"Release_______”

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

Lee Earle and SYZYGY

Docc Hilford and The New Invocation

Jeff McBride

Larry Becker

Gene Urban

Christopher Caldwell

J.Tank Hanna

Dr. Juris

The Six and One Half And YOU

for your support!

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